Historians Aaron G. Fountain Jr. and Jon N. Hale discussed student organizing and state repression, and talked about their new books, High School Students Unite! and A New Kind of Youth. This class wa...

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The scale of the demonstrations planned for Tuesday will test the strength of the student-led protest movement that has spread across French high schools since late September.

During the racially-charged Ocean Hill-Brownsville teachers’ strike in New York City, nearly 200 teenagers from 25 high schools established the New York High School Student Union.

Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian will be in conversation with historians Aaron G. Fountain Jr. and Jon N. Hale about student organizing and state repression. This class is part of the Zinn…

Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian will be in conversation with historians Aaron G. Fountain Jr. and Jon N. Hale about student organizing and state repression. This class is part of the Zinn Edu...

Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian will be in conversation with historians Aaron G. Fountain Jr. and Jon N. Hale about student organizing and state repression. This class is part of the Zinn Edu...

Book — Non-fiction. By Aaron G. Fountain Jr. 2025. 398 pages. Highlights the crucial impact of high school activists in the 1960s and 1970s.

In his new book, John Garrison Marks explores the nation’s relationship to George Washington's legacy.

We are just a few months away from the first biography of Col. Robert Gould Shaw to be published in 25 years.

Millions of people marched on Saturday against Trump and his administration. While the single-day protest has ended, there are other ways, used through different movements, to keep the momentum going

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The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of nonfiction! We’re joined by author Aaron Fountain for a discussion of his new publication, High School Students Unite! Aaron is in c...

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In the 1960s and 1970s, high school students In Northeast Ohio and across the country had limited options and often faced restrictions in expressing themselves.

For a timely read during Black History Month, we’re sharing a guest post by Aaron G. Fountain Jr., author of High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwa...

Decades before high school students were walking out of school to protest ICE, they embraced political activism against the Vietnam War and in favor of school desegration and expanding civil rights. I

In his new book, historian Aaron Fountain uncovers the vital, yet forgotten role high school student activists played in reshaping the American education system.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes celebrate the best books of the last year at our awards ceremony.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes celebrate the best books of the last year at our awards ceremony.

How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is ...

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Students at five Mansfield ISD high schools walked out to protest ICE. District says absences were unexcused.

Mid-twentieth-century student activism is a pivotal chapter in American history. While college activism has been well documented, the equally vital contribut...